Wilhelm von Freytag

Wilhelm von Freytag (17 March 1720-2 January 1798) was a general of Hanover during the Seven Years' War and the French Revolutionary Wars.

Biography
Wilhelm von Freytag was born in Estorf, Germany on 17 March 1720, and he rose to prominence during the Seven Years' War, commanding a light infantry corps at Bergen in 1759. Freytag was promoted to Field Marshal in 1792, and he commanded the 15,000-strong Austro-Hanoverian corps under the command of Duke Frederick of York during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Hondschoote on 6 September 1793, but he was rescued in Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn's counterattack. He resigned soon after due to poor relations with the Duke of York, and Wallmoden-Gimborn replaced him. Freytag died in 1798.